benignant
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From the Furies of frightful aspect they became the Benignant Ones, the Eumenides, protectors of the suppliant.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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To the sad mother, who, in speechless grief, Mourn'd o'er her infant's unprotected state, Benignant charity affords relief, And bids her bosom glow, with joy elate.
From Poetic Sketches by Gent, Thomas
Fair clime! where ceaseless summer smiles Benignant o'er those blessed isles, Which, seen from far Colonna's height, Make glad the heart that hails the sight, And give to loneliness delight.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
Benignant to the serf and slave, He showed the base and falsely brave A lion's rage.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Benignant tumors frequently disappear on a limited diet.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.
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